Obama appears to have offered a defense of federal workers, saying he thinks they compare favorably to private sector workers, but government employees may find more memorable his description of the exceptions to that rule.
He said some government workers are "slugs and not trying to do their job," according to the Knoller report.
White House information technology isnt much better, in the president's appraisal. When it comes to technology, he says, "we are like 30 years behind."
"We can't get our phones to work!" Obama reportedly complained.
